Alexander Manning
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Alexander Henderson Manning (11 May 1819 – 20 October 1903) was a Canadian
contractor, businessman, and the 20th Mayor of Toronto, serving from 1873 to 1885.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Manning was the last unelected Toronto mayors. Before and between his political office Manning was a contractor, as carpenter and general contractor. Manning worked on various projects in the city and beyond:
Manning was St. Lawrence Ward alderman
from 1856-1858 and 1867 to 1873.
Beside politics, Manning served on various corporate boards and associations:
Married twice (Adeline Augusta Whittemore 1861, Susan Celina Smith), Manning died in Toronto in 1903 and buried at St. James Cemetery.
Manning Arcade and Manning Chambers were two office complexes built for and named after Manning.
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contractor, businessman, and the 20th Mayor of Toronto, serving from 1873 to 1885.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Manning was the last unelected Toronto mayors. Before and between his political office Manning was a contractor, as carpenter and general contractor. Manning worked on various projects in the city and beyond:
- Welland CanalWelland CanalThe Welland Canal is a ship canal in Canada that extends from Port Weller, Ontario, on Lake Ontario, to Port Colborne, Ontario, on Lake Erie. As a part of the St...
- Toronto Normal and Model School
- Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
, Ottawa - railway projects in Canada and the United States
- second Grand Opera HouseGrand Opera HouseGrand Opera House may refer to:in Canada*Grand Opera House in England*Grand Opera House in France*Palais Garnier in Paris, often called the "Grand Opera House"in Northern Ireland*Grand Opera House in the United States...
Manning was St. Lawrence Ward alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
from 1856-1858 and 1867 to 1873.
Beside politics, Manning served on various corporate boards and associations:
- Irish Protestant Benevolent Society of Toronto
- St. Patrick’s Society of Toronto
- National Club of Toronto
- Toronto Board of TradeToronto Board of TradeThe Toronto Board of Trade is Toronto's chamber of commerce, the largest local chamber of commerce in Canada, representing more than 10,000 business and individual members with about 500,000 employees across Canada and annual revenues of more than $200 billion .It is a non-profit organization with...
- Director, Traders Bank of Canada
- Director, Canadian Bank of CommerceCanadian Bank of CommerceThe Canadian Bank of Commerce was a Canadian bank cofounded in 1867 by William McMaster. The Canadian Bank of Commerce opened in Toronto with a charter in 1866 that it purchased from the defunct Bank of Canada, which folded in 1858....
- President, Toronto Dry Dock and Shipbuilding CompanyToronto Drydock CompanyToronto Drydock Company is a shipbuilding repair company in Canada and the name of two shipbuilders in the 19th and 20th Centuries respectively....
- President, North American Land Company Limited
Married twice (Adeline Augusta Whittemore 1861, Susan Celina Smith), Manning died in Toronto in 1903 and buried at St. James Cemetery.
Manning Arcade and Manning Chambers were two office complexes built for and named after Manning.